Year: 2017
Jibrilla tells Buhari he doesn’t plan to dump APC
Gov. Bindo Jibrilla of Adamawa says he has no plan to toe the line of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in…
‘Nigerian Govt committed to economic recovery and growth plan’
The Federal Government says it is fully committed to the implementation of Economic Recovery and Growth Plan as the core…
Group launches anti-hate speech campaign
“I Stand for Nigeria”, an NGO, on Tuesday in Yola launched its anti-hate speech campaign aimed at promoting unity in…
Education development depends on consistent govt. policies – Don
Prof. Olasheinde Williams of the Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, has identified inconsistency in government policies as a factor…
AfDB To Create 25 Million Jobs
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to…
Ekiti residents warned against bush-burning
Mr Saheed Akiode, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Ekiti has warned residents against indiscriminate bush-burning during the dry…
NNPC warns filling stations under-dispensing petroleum products
Mr Yemi Adetunji, Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Retail, on Tuesday warned filling stations under-dispensing petroleum products to…
Kenya president Kenyatta sworn in, rival Odinga promises own inauguration
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday, shortly before riot police teargassed the…
Buratai decorates 43 newly-promoted Majors-General
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday, decorated 43 of the 45 newly-promoted Majors-General in the Nigerian…
Xmas: 1,000 FRSC officials to monitor traffic on Lagos/Ibadan expressway
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, says it will deploy more than 1,000 personnel to ensure safety on…
Sokoto government, World Bank to expand partnership
The World Bank and Sokoto State Government have agreed to expand areas of mutual cooperation for development and poverty alleviation…
Zimbabwean president gives looters 3 months to return stolen funds
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has opened a three-month amnesty window for the return of public funds illegally stashed abroad…
Prostitutes can now donate blood in UK
The United Kingdom on Tuesday lifted a ban on commercial sex workers donating blood, an official said.
Kingmakers pick Obalanlege as Olota of Ota
Kingmakers in Ota, Ogun State of Nigeria have picked 51-year old Dr Kabiru Adeyemi Obalanlege as the 13th Olota of…
Nigeria Oil Well Festival: ‘Oloibiri, epicenter of modern Nigeria’
Some stakeholders in Bayelsa have applauded plans to hold the maiden edition of Nigeria Oil Well Festival in Oloibiri from…
Photo News: Oba Timson gives out 2 daughters in marriage same day
Jagunmolu of Bariga, HRM Oba Gbolahan Akanbi Timson on Saturday gave out his two daughters, Ademola and Ayoola in marriage…
Non-academic staff protest, Shutdown UI
The academic staff, students and visitors to the University of Ibadan, UI, were in for a shock on Tuesday morning…
[FROM THE ARCHIVES] I’ll Not Give Up Until I’m President – Atiku
Former Vice President and a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on…
FCT residents to pay for infrastructure, Govt admits reality
FCT Minister Malam Bello Muhammad has said that residents of the territory may have to pay for infrastructure as government…
Analyst advises CBN to reduce lending rate to 12 per cent
An investment Analyst, Mr Emmanuel Eze, on Tuesday advised the CBN to reduce lending rate from 14 to 12 per…
‘For 4th straight year, more than 3,000 dead or missing in Mediterranean’
The number of dead or missing migrants in the Mediterranean has risen above the 3,000 for the fourth year in…
Tough OPEC meeting looms amid specter of oil deficit
OPEC is heading for tougher-than-expected policy talks on Thursday amid concern that its efforts to rebalance the oil market might…
Local manufacturers can meet meter demand – Nwangwu
Mr Chisom Nwangwu, Managing Director of Sebrud Consortiums, an indigenous Meter Manufacturing Company, says the prepaid meter producers in Nigeria…
‘Immortalise Ojukwu for justice, equity, good governance’
The Willies Obiano Support Group (WOSG) says the late Chief Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu should be immortalised for the virtues of…
Niger Delta: Amnesty seeks inquiry into Shell over alleged role in murder and torture
Amnesty International on Tuesday called for a criminal investigation against UK-Dutch Shell energy giant over its alleged role in human…
Boko Haram: Army kills 14 terrorists, rescues 30 civilians in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it’s troops had killed 14 Boko Haram insurgents in clearance operations in Bama Local…
FRC urges communities to monitor, own federal projects
Mr Victor Muruako, the acting Chairman of Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), has urged Nigerians to assist the Federal Government in…
Saudi Arabia’s advisory council studying proposals to protect whistleblowers
Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council, a top advisory council to the government, is studying proposals for protection of people, who report…
Pope meets Myanmar religious leaders, preaches unity in diversity
Pope Francis met leaders of several faiths in majority-Buddhist Myanmar on Tuesday, stressing the importance of “unity in diversity”.
Nigerian Govt’ll take advantage of emerging technology to strengthen economy – Minister
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, says the ministry will step up efforts to ensure that Nigeria…